Remember Aesop’s fables? Simple stories with strong morals. The one that’s featuring in my life is The Hare and The Tortoise. First, a confession: I was a competitive kid. I always wanted to be first. The best at everything. Whether is was playing soccer...

We’ve all got our talents, and there are those that are more useful than others. Some can sing. Some can toss together an outstanding Greek salad. Some are able to throw a dart consistently from range onto a target the size of a fingernail. Historically all that darts...

Without wanting to tar it all with the same brush, the health and wellness industry is an industry that isn’t particularly good at change. Organisations in the health field know what they’re good at, do it well, and are comfortable with that. We’ve spoken before about...

“Boy oh boy! They are a truly snazzy and excellent looking pair of toe shoes, and I now respect you more as a human being!”, said NO ONE EVER I AM CERTAIN. Footwear is a tricky beast. As far as things prone to subjectivity go, it would have to be fairly...

As humans, we are obsessed with health. We’ve got a finite amount of time on this earth, and whether we’re doing it to look better, feel fitter or live longer, we generally want to be alive in the most healthy form possible, for as long as possible. There are...

Whether it be via old westerns or a classic episode of The Simpsons, we’ll probably all be familiar with the term “snake oil”, and with its dodgy salesmen. Now an expression that refers to any product of questionable quality or with questionable claims...